Topic: Cool guitar solos (Read 26716 times)

MakuseruSukotto · « **Reply #50 on:** 27 Dec 2008, 02:38 »

Frank Zappa - Uncle Remus
Led Zeppelin - Thank You (BBC Sessions)
Sublime - Santeria

De_El · « **Reply #51 on:** 27 Dec 2008, 15:55 »

You know what? The solo in "Beat It" is pretty rad. I would count myself as a fan.

David_Dovey · « **Reply #52 on:** 27 Dec 2008, 17:59 »

The solo in Beat It is rubbish. It bears no relationship whatsoever to what is happening with the rest of the music, and even the individual phrases sound disconnected from each other. Eddie Van Halen has played some fine solos in his time, but that is not one of them.

Spluff · « **Reply #53 on:** 27 Dec 2008, 18:53 »

I agree. The 'Beat It' solo is 99% wank, with virtually non existent phrasing.

De_El · « **Reply #54 on:** 27 Dec 2008, 21:40 »

And I think to myself, "Really? Huh. Let's listen to that to check."

Are there versions of that song without the solo?

Cus that was kinda shit. My memory is faulty? But what I really do like is the guitar tone for the good bit and it is possible I created some idea of a solo that sounded like that.

Man now that I remember it properly that is really disappointing. It could have been so much better if the solo had made any sense.

Invammocon · « **Reply #55 on:** 07 Apr 2009, 00:55 »

Sympathy For The Devil - The Rolling Stones I think it just works perfectly, when I try to think of a favorite this is the first one that comes to mind.

Dimmukane · « **Reply #56 on:** 07 Apr 2009, 07:17 »

Hey, dude, leave the old threads alone. If it's more than a couple months old, and especially if it's a list-type thread like this one, check the date and think before you post.

Patrick · « **Reply #57 on:** 07 Apr 2009, 14:47 »

Dude, cut him some slack. 90% of the time, people will just start a new thread.

Dazed · « **Reply #58 on:** 07 Apr 2009, 15:09 »

Eh, he at least made an actual post. I don't mind thread necroing if you actually contribute on topic, it's not like cool guitar solos have become obsolete in the last 3 months.

The Joker · « **Reply #59 on:** 07 Apr 2009, 15:12 »

How about Hotel California or Free Bird? Pretty epic stuff in my opinion. Also November Rain. Especially in the video.

Lummer · « **Reply #60 on:** 07 Apr 2009, 15:22 »

The solo in Mastodon's "Oblivion" enboners me to no end.

spoon_of_grimbo · « **Reply #61 on:** 07 Apr 2009, 16:21 »

Quote from: The Joker on 07 Apr 2009, 15:12

How about Hotel California or Free Bird? Pretty epic stuff in my opinion. Also November Rain. Especially in the video.

heard that for the first time in ages the other day. fucking beautiful.

Cadeonehalf · « **Reply #62 on:** 07 Apr 2009, 19:02 »

Quote from: Fishboy on 11 Dec 2008, 19:35

Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Chile (slight return) (how the hell can nobody have mentioned this before?)

Well let's face it, you could basically take ANY solo by Hendrix and it would be a cool guitar solo. Just about any song by him is basically an extended guitar solo.
I think my favorite of his is an instrumental version of Bold as Love. It is amazing, it's on some Hendrix collection box set or other that is just filled with him live.

Dimmukane · « **Reply #63 on:** 07 Apr 2009, 19:08 »

I wasn't trying to be mean about it, I'm just trying to discourage necroposting as much as possible.

MrBlu · « **Reply #64 on:** 07 Apr 2009, 20:55 »

Y'know the solo at the end of Marty McFly's cover of "Johnny B. Goode"? Yeah, that.

skydivingninja · « **Reply #65 on:** 08 Apr 2009, 13:44 »

Hotel California, Comfortably Numb, Aqualung, Powerslave, and Limelight all have awesome solos.

The Joker · « **Reply #66 on:** 08 Apr 2009, 19:58 »

Oh, and Stairway to Heaven. How could I forget Stairway?

Also, anything by Jeff Healey since he basically solos through all of his songs. Awesome.

Cadeonehalf · « **Reply #67 on:** 08 Apr 2009, 23:59 »

Actually the fills for Ten Years After's "I'm Going Home" are pretty epic as well.
And Aqualung's solo was TOTALLY a result of Jimmy Page visiting Jethro Tull in the studio and Martin Barre wanted to impress him since he was recording the solo take when he came in.

zerobar · « **Reply #68 on:** 09 Apr 2009, 00:34 »

I'll probably get ripped into for this, but I'd listened to alot of old stuff from the 80's lately, and one of the better unknown solos was from Whitesnake's "Wings of the Storm." Starts out with this cool ambient sound effect-y arabic scale part, then goes into this dual trading guitar lick part and then ends with this nutso tapping run. I like it best because, unlike alot 80's solos, there's actually some pretty good phrasing involved, and it's not constant shred.

Also, George Lynch had some pretty sweet 80's solos, too. Great "80's" tone and phrasing.

Seconded on whoever said Jason Becker. "Altitudes" is amazing.

I've also always liked Andy Timmon's more "soulful" stuff. ("Gone", "Resolution") And since their instrumentals, they might as well be solos.

Got another Buckethead one too. "Humans Vanish" very "Maggot Brain"-ish, which should also be on this list.

I suppose another thing I always look for in a good solo/guitarist, is if you can tell without knowing the song, who's playing it.

The Joker · « **Reply #69 on:** 09 Apr 2009, 11:34 »

Quote from: zerobar on 09 Apr 2009, 00:34

I suppose another thing I always look for in a good solo/guitarist, is if you can tell without knowing the song, who's playing it.

Yes indeed. Also: All Along the Watchtower by Hendrix. Stupendous.

JimmyJazz · « **Reply #70 on:** 09 Apr 2009, 14:35 »

Both solos in "Whipping Post" are godly. Duane and Dickey were so good.

Patrick · « **Reply #71 on:** 09 Apr 2009, 14:39 »

That also goes for "One Way Out". The Allman Brothers were basically everything that is good in music.

MrBlu · « **Reply #72 on:** 09 Apr 2009, 14:43 »

Quote from: De_El on 27 Dec 2008, 15:55

You know what? The solo in "Beat It" is pretty rad. I would count myself as a fan.

I totally thought you meant Micheal Jackson's "Beat It".

The Joker · « **Reply #73 on:** 09 Apr 2009, 15:15 »

Quote from: Patrick on 09 Apr 2009, 14:39

That also goes for "One Way Out". The Allman Brothers were basically everything that is good in music.

Yeah. You know that thing on the Guitar Hero loading screen where it says "People don't want to pay to hear you jam"? The Allman Brothers were so good, people did pay. Happily.

KickThatBathProf · « **Reply #74 on:** 09 Apr 2009, 16:27 »

Quote from: MrBlu on 09 Apr 2009, 14:43

Quote from: De_El on 27 Dec 2008, 15:55
You know what? The solo in "Beat It" is pretty rad. I would count myself as a fan.
I totally thought you meant Micheal Jackson's "Beat It".

That is precisely the song he is talking about

Zingoleb · « **Reply #75 on:** 14 Apr 2009, 13:17 »

Slight necro, I'm bored.

Some of Beau Jarred Shekeryk's best work with Melanie:

Long Long Time
Jammin' Alone

Also, the solo in Melanie's "Gone With the Wind" (Not with Beau Jarred, as he was six at the time) sounds very over-the-top melodramatic and victorious, I love it.

Rush's "The Twilight Zone" - that very first note gets me every time.

The Beatles

I Feel Fine has such a short, simple solo I love it.
Come Together for the same simplicity.

The guitar on Dylan's "I and I" makes me think of David Gilmour.

The acoustic guitar solo on Stephen Still's "Find the Cost of Freedom"

Emerson, Lake, and Palmer's "From the Beginning"

Really, really love Eric Johnson's "Cliffs of Dover"

Love the frantic soloing in Focus's "Hocus Pocus"

The intro to Heart's "Crazy on You" and also the solos in "Sing Child"

Kansas - Carry on Wayward Son. Hello?

I'm a sucker for melodramatic, over-the-top sounding songs. Metallica's "Nothing Else Matters" feels that way to me.

Ozzy (w/ Zakk Wylde) Osbourne's cover of "Sunshine of Your Love". I like the original, but I feel that Clapton just didn't give the solo a good job.

Pink Floyd's...shit, most of David Gilmour's work. Wish You Were Here and Marooned to name a couple off-hand.

Queen's Innuendo. I love the Spanish sound in both the acoustic and electric phases.

Oh, and all the solos by the Ramones

De_El · « **Reply #76 on:** 14 Apr 2009, 14:45 »

I was talking about an idealized and misremembered version of Michael Jackson's "Beat It." Reality proved me wrong.

zerobar · « **Reply #77 on:** 14 Apr 2009, 20:48 »

Just listened to "Armed and ready" by the Michael Schenker Group. Pretty awesome solo from a mostly overlooked guitar god.

Calaveth · « **Reply #78 on:** 16 Apr 2009, 04:25 »

Michio Kurihara and Wata's work on pretty much the whole album Rainbow is mindblowing. Starship Narrator and Sweet #1 in particular.

The Joker · « **Reply #79 on:** 16 Apr 2009, 10:30 »

Quote from: RedLion on 14 Dec 2008, 13:57

Santana has become somewhat cliche, but the intro solo to "Black Magic Woman" is still great.

I'm not sure why I waited this long, but why limit it to the intro? All of Black Magic Woman is great.

zerobar · « **Reply #80 on:** 17 Apr 2009, 00:45 »

Quote from: Spluff on 27 Dec 2008, 18:53

I agree. The 'Beat It' solo is 99% wank, with virtually non existent phrasing.

Yeah, it pretty much sounds like Eddie was trying to throw EVERY technique he knew into one solo. Very over done. Kinda silly thing to basically break up the original line up of Van Halen.

jeph · « **Reply #81 on:** 17 Apr 2009, 02:57 »

Been a guitar player for half my life and still not sure I've ever heard an essential guitar solo.

Thrillho · « **Reply #82 on:** 17 Apr 2009, 04:44 »

Jeph, can I give you a blow job?

The Joker · « **Reply #83 on:** 17 Apr 2009, 11:25 »

Quote from: jeph on 17 Apr 2009, 02:57

Been a guitar player for half my life and still not sure I've ever heard an essential guitar solo.

What do you mean by "essential"? A lot of old time rock and roll bands were absolutely guitar-driven, and so I would argue that the best solos from that era are absolutely essential.

But it depends how you define essential.

MadassAlex · « **Reply #84 on:** 17 Apr 2009, 19:29 »

Quote from: jeph on 17 Apr 2009, 02:57

Been a guitar player for half my life and still not sure I've ever heard an essential guitar solo.

Black Sabbath's self-titled.

"Burn" by Deep Purple. "Highway Star", too.

"Freebird".

I mean, sure, you could alter the solos if you liked, but all those examples use melodic, speedy lead guitar as a dynamic tool to bring the music to a climax. I'd argue strongly that a well-placed solo is a powerful tool. Perhaps a necessary one during the classic rock period (which I guess is about '67 to '80?).

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